Data for the following table were reported by the International Food Policy Research Institute in 2009. The calculation of GHI scores is restricted to developing countries and countries in transition for which measuring hunger is considered most relevant. Developed countries and countries with a GHI of less than 5 are not included. For explanations, please refer to the notes below the table.

GHI = (PUN + CUW + CM)/3
where
GHI= Global Hunger Index
PUN = proportion of the population that is
undernourished (in %)
CUW = prevalence of underweight in children
under five (in %)
CM = proportion of children dying before
the age of five (in %)

All three index components are expressed in percentages
and weighted equally.

Higher GHI values indicate more
hunger.

The index varies between a minimum of 0 and a
maximum of 100. However, the maximum value of 100
would only be reached if all children died before their fifth
birthday, the whole population were undernourished, and
all children under five were underweight.

Likewise, the minimum value of zero does not occur in
practice, because this would mean there were no undernourished
in the population, no children under five who
were underweight, and no children who died before their
fifth birthday.

DATA SOURCES:

Number of
GHI countries Index components: Reference
Year with GHI Indicators years Data sources
---- --------- ---------------------------- ---------- -----------------
1990 95 Percentage of undernourished 1990-19922 FAO 2006 and
in the population1 authors’ estimates
Prevalence of underweight 1988-19923 WHO 20064 and
in children under five authors’ estimates
Under-five mortality 1990 UNICEF 2006
---- --------- ---------------------------- ---------- -----------------
2008 120 Percentage of undernourished 2002-20042 FAO 2006 and
in the population3 authors’ estimates
Prevalence of underweight 2001-20065 WHO 20064 and
in children under five authors’ estimates
Under-five mortality 2006 UNICEF 2006

NOTE: The table on this page is re-published from data provided by the International Food Policy Research Institute, Washington, USA. No claims are made regarding the accuracy of GHI data contained here. All suggestions for corrections of any errors about global hunger index should be addressed to the IFPRI.

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